For The Strong And Brave

It's quite exhausting being a human sometimes! We run ourselves into the ground trying to make everyone happy and ensuring that no one dislikes us. *Shudders at the thought.* --Oh the horror!! But in all seriousness, the desire to be liked is not anything new. Let's look at the exact definition: Likability: easy to like; found pleasant; agreeable. AGREEABLE. Keep that word in the back of your head. We have been trying to make sure that we're fully liked since the beginning of time. We give into peer pressure, deny our Lord, and disrespect ourselves to try and fit in. We like to blend, not stand out. We don't want to step on toes or be seen as confrontational because this could lead to someone disagreeing with us. Disagreements are not a good basis for being liked by every person in the world, cloud in the sky, drop of water in the ocean, and blade of grass on the lawn. As much as we want to be liked, our desire rests truly with wanting to be liked as our auth

Comfortability. In some way, shape, or form, everyone craves comfort. There's one saying that comes to my mind when I think about comfortability, "the only constant in life is change." The world changes, customs evolve, and people are forced to grow. Change is inevitable and leads to moments (or very long periods) where comfort is stripped from us. Ultimately, there are two paths that accompany change: growth and resistance. When we choose to walk a path of resistance, we are truly missing out on so many opportunities. When we choose to walk this path, we might hurt ourselves and those around us by fighting the unknown and grasping at anything remotely comfortable. But when we choose to walk a path of growth, there is beauty, healing, and empowerment. You see, Jesus did not call us to be comfortable. We were put on this earth for the very purpose of learning how to be comfortable in the uncomfortable. To learn how to make peace with an ever changing world. We are h